Emerald City - Gym: Ice. The gym leader here is actually quite the cold person. Lame puns aside, she'll only battle a trainer she sees as a challenge. It may be against her duties as a gym leader but she's not won a battle in some time due to her good judement. Regardless, don't think that means anything. She only loses because she knows to send trainers away for a bit to train before they challenge her. She's certainly not an easy victory. A contest hall happens to be the same building as the gym.

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Ali: I think that after the next contest we'll come back here for the last one before the grand festival.

Nami: Look at us. Zak, Ian, and me are going to the Grand Festival, You're going to the Breeder Show Finals, Brandons going to the Pokemon League. What isn't there to be nervous about? I've been practicing my appeal for the Festival too...Shay...do you...do you think I'll even get past the appeals?